Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-12
NINTH WARDERs EXCITED.
The Hamden Ghost Makes Hts Appear ance Agafn-Many Ladies Fright. ened-StOry of Gentleman Who Saw 1t on Wednesday Night.

| The Ham den Ghost M akes Hts Appear
 ance Again-Many Ladies Fright ened-StOry of a Gentleman Who Saw 1t on Wednesday Night
 l With the coming of the gentle spring comes the only annual sensation in the
 northwestern part of the city in the shape of ! the Hamden ghost, which for the past week l has been seen in that locality by many I late pedestrians, and nervous women and 1 timid men will remain we'll indoors until l the ghost has either been captured or shot and the excitement died away. Just at pres ent, however, great excitement prevails in the Ninth ward, and the ghost which appears to those having seen it with frightened eyes to be about eight feet high and one mass of phosphorus in the shape of human being is
 holding full sway after midnight. The sole object of this ghost seems to be to frighten
 ladies who are out alone as well as men, and
 has been seen far down as Webster street
 and as early as Ii o'clock in the evening. It only comes out on stormy and cloudy nights and it's plan Of operation seems
 to be to lay in the gutter or behind tree until the unsuspecting pedestrian
 comes within a few feet of it and then to
 suddenly arise and wave its arms in front of
 
 ening them so much as to give the ghastly
 prowler time to make good his escape. This ghost has other peculiarities not like ordina- " ghosts. Instead of floating over fences like an ordinary every day ghost it was seen on Wednesday night after midnight to climb several back yard fences in the neighborhood of Gregory and Charles streets, the same as any ordinary man in a hurry to get over high board fence would do. A gentleman who saw the ghost on Wednesday night and who only wished he had his revolver at the time when seen by a COURIER reporter told
 the following story of his experiences: 'I
 was going down Munson street near Mans
 field street last Wednesday night shortly af
 ter midnight, intending to cross the woods
 near Prospect street. when l thought
 heard step behind me on the snow, but
 paid no attention to it at first. The night
 was very eark, however, and as l heard the steps drawing nearer and nearer thought someone might be following me for the pur-
 pose of robbing me, so stopped and turned
 around, when to my surprise and horror
 saw but few feet from me and still advanc-
 ing what seemed to be the outline of hu-
 man figure GOV cred with dull bluish flame.
 The object advanced towards me until evil
 dently seeing me standing still in the road
 way, slowly raised its flaming phosphorus
 appearing arms above it's head and pointing
 one arm towards me held it there a minute
 and then slowly let them both fall to it's
 side again. By this time l, not being 8 be-
 liever in the supernatural, quickly unbutton-
 ed my coat sought my pistol pocket only to
 find that I had left my revolver, which
 usually carry, at home Drawing forth a large key I had in my pocket, T advanced upon the ghost which suddenly disappeared, and Il
 could see the dark outlines and hear the rapidly retreating footsteps going toward Winchester avenue. ] started in pursuit, calling out Stop or will shoot,' but this only caused the man to run still faster, and by the time reached the corner of Winches- ter avenue it had disappeared entirely and I then proceeded on my way home and en- countered no more separations I am a total abstinence man. This ghost should judge had the front of his bo1y painted with lumi nous paint and his back covered with dark suit of clothes, so that he could easily disap- pear by turning his back to person or run ming away" Several other people were seen who have heard of the ghost and many eiti- zens have loaded their pistols and if the ghost is seen by any of them he may be quickly but surely be sent where ghosts abound.